Enhanced Development of the Graduate Experience (EDGE)

About EDGE

The Enhanced Development of the Graduate Experience (EDGE) is a comprehensive collection of professional development programs and services that help provide students with the complementary skills required to be successful in their lives after graduate school.

Workshops and resources

EDGE fosters skills and knowledge around nine key themes that are closely associated with the skills identified in the CAGS discussion paper on professional skills for graduate students:

Leadership and management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Critical and creative thinking

Integrity and ethics

Global and intercultural awareness

Teaching skills

Societal and civic responsibility

Career development

Research

Please click on the links below to learn more about the skills and the related workshops and programs available at Memorial. To find information on dates/times of workshops and programs and register, please visit the Winter 2015 EDGE Calendar.

Teaching Skills Enhancement Program (TSEP): TSEP is designed to provide an introduction to teaching at the undergraduate level and includes a workshop specifically on critical thinking.

Study Skills Clinic: An interactive study skills clinic offered each semester for graduate students who are encountering difficulties with academic coursework. These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for students to discuss their concerns with a psychologist and develop strategies to meet their academic needs.

To find information on dates/times of workshops and programs and register, please visit the EDGE calendar.

Integrity and ethics

These skills enable you to:

Adhere to professional codes of conduct and standards within and beyond a specific discipline

Integrity and Ethics - Scholarly Essentials: This website provides information and resources related to ownership and acknowledgement, data, and potential impact of research on humans, animals, and the environment.

Research

Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference: The Aldrich Conference is the annual research conference hosted by Graduate Students’ Union that brings together student scholars from across the country to discuss their research and findings.

IP (Intellectual Property) Workshop: This is a workshop on intellectual property guidelines as they pertain to Memorial graduate students

Thesis Writing Retreat: This Writing Retreat is a week-long intensive program that provides time and space to facilitate dissertation writing.

To find information on dates/times of workshops and programs and register, please visit the EDGE calendar.